European trading firms eye derivatives expansion in APAC
European proprietary trading firms and hedge funds have set their sights firmly on the APAC region, as they look to expand derivatives trading in...
ADDX launches blockchain-based debt issuance marketplace
Private market exchange ADDX has launched a blockchain-based multi-issuer debt issuance solution for firms to issue digitised commercial paper and bonds.
The digitised bonds from...
Vince Verhoeven joins Loomis Sayles
Loomis Sayles has named Vince Verhoeven as an investment director within its global bonds and emerging markets debt teams. The appointment follows increased interest...
The 2020 vision for primary markets
New platform launches in 2020 will see intense competition to manage the bond issuance process. Dan Barnes reports.
Traders at buy-side firms are looking for...
Trumid sees ‘record’ trade volumes in January
Bond market operator, Trumid, reported record trade volume and user participation in January 2024, claiming average daily volume (ADV) of US$6.4 billion, up 90%...
MarketAxess expands BlackRock partnership Aladdin OEMS integration
MarketAxess is set to expand its decade-long partnership with BlackRock, integrating its credit trading protocols, pricing and data into BlackRock’s Aladdin order execution management...
Fixed income’s slow adaptation to payment for research
By Flora McFarlane
While MiFID II’s unbundling rules across the board are in full swing, fixed income is still getting used to the accompanying cultural...
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The Book: European HY issuance proceeds spike in Q3
European HY bond issuance year-to-date has generated €121.3 billion in proceeds, the second highest results in AFME’s records. The figure fell just below 2021’s...
RBC names Michael Mullholland director of leveraged credit sales
RBC has named Michael Mulholland director of leveraged credit sales, based in London.
Mulholland joins from UBS, where he was part of the firm’s leveraged...
Bryan Harkins joins Trumid
Electronic credit trading platform Trumid has appointed Bryan Harkins in the newly created role of chief revenue officer.
Harkins is an experienced executive with expertise...
Commerzbank’s CEO and chairman quit
Commerzbank has announced that its CEO, Martin Zielke, will resign early on the basis of a mutual termination following a period of poor performance...
John Rothrock named head of DirectPool
CastleOak Securities, the New York-based boutique investment bank, has hired John Rothrock III as managing director and head of DirectPool, its Fixed Income Electronic...
